Projects 1964 Falcon B/FX Build Thread

Wow rattel can looks gear .u are doing a great job

 

Paco, Al and Eric thank you for the encouragement! I have been building from 9-midnight a couple days a week after my daughter goes to bed. I do some of the grinding and drilling during the day so I don't disturb everyone

 

Mike;did you get the clutch linkage to work? ROY.

 

I cut and tacked my z bar together. The holes where the ball pivots mount were tighter. I need to finish weld it, maybe you can help me with that?

 

Bring it by,give me a call as I'm doing a job for a friend! ROY.

 

I like the fram filter looks old school

 

Awesome job!!! I am so glad that you didn't go the "gasser" route, as I believe that there are far too many as it is. I am planning a '65 Comet in a similar B/FX style with a small block.

 

Mike- Looks like you will be joining us real soon with the speed of your build. Might need to make another road trip up to meet you- - - - and Roy!!!

 

What is in this picture is my fuel line set up. I made a 3/8 aluminum fuel line from the pump to the fuel regulator. You can see the line coming in from the drivers side frame (through rubber grommets) into the fuel pressure regulator. I modified the pressure regulator bracket and mounted it through the fuel pump block off plate bolts.Then up to my fuel pressure gauge, into the fuel log to feed the carbs. I left short runs in two places for rubber hose. I got one of those fuel line beaders which makes the little lip on the aluminum line, to keep the hose/ clamp on. Pretty cool and expensive little tool!

 

Mike;looks good! One suggestion is that making the rubber fuel line connections so short does not give them much 'flex' and also a little tough to make up,NHRA allows 12 inches of rubber flex hose in the engine bay. JMO,ROY.

 

They are pretty short... I left my z bar by ur garage

 

Got it! Do you want me to reweld it?Give me a call,I got finished with my project yesterday evening so I will be home. ROY.

 

Got the rear seat divider almost done.. Need to work on all those speaker hole openings in the package tray next. Also I want to make some new mounts for my bucket seats and am looking for some ideas. The seats can only be an inch and a half or so high..

 

Mike;if you want to put some beads in that divider,I have a beat roller,bring it by.I thought you had the seat frames made?!! ROY.

 

Yea I may bring it over to at least throw one or two in there to help take out the flex. I did have seat frames made but I'm not happy with them. I think I just figured out a new design though but I need to cut metal and I don't want to wake up the neighbors so I will wait. I just finished hooking up the fuel system and the back brake lines. Getting close to being able to stop!

 

Mike;bring it by the house.Being able to stop your car is ALWAYS good!! ROY.

 

Some progress!
Overflow tank mounted, some brake lines/ line lock installed, distributor in, spark plug wires on and some new seat brackets made/ installed.

 

No that's just the angle of the picture. It's a Ford C6 casting

 

Love your build,some very nice work going on here.I can only hope my 64 comes out half as well!

 

Hey Roy can I use stainless braided hose for my fuel system or do I have to use hard line

 

Those dodge van seats are the perfect style seat for your car I bought a set on eBay and the brackets from crites

 

Thanks Muncie!! Wayne, I got mine on eBay too. They need to be recovered eventually, but will work for now. Do you have a picture of the Crites brackets? All the ones I could find I still needed to modify my stock ones or sat the seat too high. I tried the dodge afx ones with the holes drilled in them, but they were also way too tall

 

Yeah ill take some right now .the ones crites makes bolted right on to my seats they are just like the thunderbolt seat brackets

 

Thanks Wayne, I see how they did it now. I probably would have gotten those if I did my research and saw they made them. But with the modified factory falcon one advantage is I can move the seat forward or backwards to suit my comfort. Once you strap the seat belts down, then try to reach the shifter some times a little adjustment is nice

 

Yeah your right I wish I had some adjustment

 

Wayne;I have been off-line for about a week.YES,you can run braided line all the way,just keep it and the brake lines ot of the trans tunnel! ROY.

 

Oh okay thanks Roy

 

Putting on the side trim, had to drill a couple holes in a patch panel the body shop filled in

I dipped each of these little $2 clips in plasti cote so they have some rubber between them and the clip, it helps seal out water once they are installed and spaces the clip off the body just enough to snap the trim on